Their Finest

The spirit of the nation is in her hands.

Set during World War II, when London emptied of its men now fighting at the Front. A woman is hired by the British Ministry as a ’’slop’’ scriptwriter charged with bringing ’’a woman’s touch’’ to morale-boosting propaganda films. Her natural flair quickly gets her noticed by a dashing movie producer whose path would never have crossed hers in peacetime. As bombs are dropping all around them, they and a colourful crew work furiously to make a film that will warm the hearts of the nation. Although her artist husband looks down on her job, she quickly discovers there is as much camaraderie, laughter and passion behind the camera as there is on-screen.

117 minutes.
No persons under 13.
Comedy, Drama, Romance, War, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast	Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Jack Huston, Paul Ritter, Rachael Stirling, Richard E. Grant, Henry Goodman
Director	Lone Scherfig
Screenplay	Gaby Chiappe, from the novel by Lissa Evans
Music	Rachel Portman
Cinematography	Sebastian Blenkov
Editing	Lucia Zucchetti
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2016
Produced by	BBC Films, The Welsh Government, Pinewood Pictures, Ingenious Media, HanWay Films, Wildgaze Films, Number 9 Films, Film i Väst, Filmgate Films, Ripken Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama, comedy
Language	Mild, very frequent
Nudity	Low, isolated, brief
Sex	None
Violence	Low to mild, very frequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	Low, created in language.
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

R: Restricted	Rated R for some language and a scene of sexuality
Runtime	117
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 15 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star David Rooney Charming ode to working women.	10
Die Burger Marguerite van Wyk Stylvolle Britse fliek fokus op vrydenkende vroue in oorlog.	20
Metacritic.com 29 critics	15
Rottentomatoes critics 134 critics	14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Carried along by a winning performance from Gemma Arterton, Their Finest smoothly combines comedy and wartime drama to crowd-pleasing effect.	15
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	15
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Sparkling WWII drama offers different take on toll of war.	15
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 16 users	13
Rottentomatoes users 4533 users	14
Internet 3366 Netizens	14
Average .. 73%	15